CANDIDATES in the Harrow East elections are due to clash in a Stanmore debate tonight.

The Stanmore Society is hosting a hustings meeting at Stanmore College, in Elm Park, that will coincide with the second televised leaders debate at 8pm.

Nahid Boeth will make her case for the resurgent Liberal Democrats, hit by a wave of negative media reports since party leader Nick Clegg's triumphant performance in the first televised showdown.

Tony McNulty is hoping to defend his seat for Labour, while Bob Blackman will represent the Tories.

Abhijit Pandya is the UK Independence Party (UKIP) candidate.